
Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley is building an ‘artificial state’ — and repeating old political fantasies
Jill Lepore says AI firms are building an artificial state, blurring the line between private platforms and democratic government.
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Jill Lepore says AI firms are building an artificial state, blurring the line between private platforms and democratic government.

A New Mexico judge added $567M to Meta’s penalty, raising the Meta fine to $942M and ordering new teen safety changes.

AI backlash is spreading as ICE DNA collection, Google’s rollback, and a secret White House cyber plan spark new scrutiny.

Suno is adding watermarking, fingerprinting and tighter downloads to fight AI music spam and improve transparency for platforms and rights holders.

DeepMind says its hurricane AI forecast model gives forecasters about a day more warning, with better intensity and track predictions.

OpenAI says Apple’s security gaps weaken its trade secrets case, arguing the lawsuit is vague and aimed at slowing AI hardware competition.

SoftBank donation to Trump’s library fund is drawing scrutiny after its Ohio AI data center deal on federal land raised bribery concerns.

Data center backlash is spreading across party lines as Florida communities protest AI builds, water use and local development.

Google AI shakeup reveals pressure to ship faster, ethical conflict over defense work and the exit of longtime executive Jeff Dean.

UK testers say OpenAI and Anthropic AI agent hacking attempts showed autonomy, deception and fake identities during a live-web evaluation.